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Hi!

Today I'm going to show (FINALLY) swatches of nail polishes that I got in Essence Advent Calender.

I know it took me 3 months to finally show you the swatches, but they say better late than never, so I dedided to show the to you anyway.

03 My wish list

3 coats no top coat

09 the night of magic and 04 north pole princess

2 coats od 09 and 2 coats of 04 over 09 ( the creal hexagonal glitter is almost invisible, I'm really not sure what's the point of this top coat. Any suggestions?)

08 my dear reindeer

2 coats no top coat

01snowflakes are kisses sent from heaven over 08 my dear reindeer

This top coat is quite interesting, although I'm not sure wether I like it or not. I used 2 coats of 08 and one coat of 01, both applied like butter.

15 from me to you

A dusty raspberry colour, you can never go wrong with this one. Every girl/woman should have a shade like this in her collection (2 coats, no top coat, easy application)

15 from me to you and 01 see you in my dreams

One coat of 01 over 15. no top coat. I'll definitely use this top coat again, because it is perfect for spicing up a creamy nail polish.

06 sweet caramel sweets

2 coats, no top coat. This is one of the best nude nail polishes I own. Thank you Essence!

(The only thing that makes me really sad is that Essence nail polishes are pretty fast when it comes to chipping)

05 meet me at the chimney

A satin finish dusty/pastel green. This shade is definitely the most interesting in the bunc, especially because this is a Christmas collection =). Application was great, and I really like the unique colour. Great base for nail art. See my post about BP-75.

14 have a very pink-x-mas!

Another raspberry shade. I have a lot of similar shade. Definitely suitable for Christmas time. Great application 2 coats, no top coat.

02 made with love

Sheer milky white nail polish. After 4 coats nail line is still visible. I will definitely not use this one again.

10 do you hear the jingle bells?

In real life it leans a bit toward pink, so it kinda reminded me on rose gold that is so trendy lately. I really like this shade, it is definitely something special and something I don't have in my collection. the downside of this polish is dry time. The last time I wore it, it just took ages to dry. I applied 2 coats, no top coat.

07 winter wonderland

A pastel blue for Christmas? Why not, if there is a pastel green, there should be a blue too. Great base for nail art and stamping. I applied 2 coats, no top coat.

07 winter wonderland and 02 candy cane lemonade

This is literally the worst sheer top coat I tried. I already tossed it, because it made me too angry when I wanted to spice up a stamping with this one it only smudged my manicure to something unrecognisable, It melt my manicure.

I used 1 coat on pinkie, 2 on my index finger, 3 coats on my ring finger and 4 coats on my middle finger. It applied uneven and looked really horrible.

12 berry-tale

A beautiful dark purple with lighter purple and magenta simmer. Too bad it chipped on my nails in less than a day. Good application, 2 coats used for swatches.

04 what a grey-t night!

This one was on promo pictures and I really couldn't wait to get it in my calendar. I think I got it more towards the end. It is also pretty interesting, and I like it. Shimmer is really subtitle and I like it just the way it is. I used 2 coats, no top coat.

11 kiss under the mistletoe and 03 add on magic!

I played with this one in December. I used RockNail Star stencils and I really like how this manicure turned out. I have to use this stencils again.

11 (2 coats) and 03 (1 coat). Both applied nicely, 03 dries to a matt finish.

13 Rudolph's favourite and 01 message from the north pole

I really don't know how I managed to delete swatches of 13 Rudolph's favourite from my computer, but you can also see the colour in this picture (2 coats, great application). Over I applied one coat of 01 message from the north pole. This is also one of the best top coats, just look at that purple/gold shifting shimmer!

So, what do you think? Essence did a good job?

I was really pleased with the colours, but sadly Essence nail polishes don't last long on my nails (The used to, but it looks like that they changed their formula when they changed the bottles, because since that moment on, essence nail polishes chip too fast).

Hi!

Today I have another review post on a stamping plate from a well known Born Pretty Store. Here is a link to their nail art department where they have tons of nail art related items: stamping plates, nail decals, glitters, rhinestones, dotting tools, brushes, foils and many other items.

BP-L010 stamping plate
You can find this plate here, it costs 5,99 $, but it is currently out of stock.

This plate has :
14 all over designs (sized 2 cm x 1,4 cm) and
7 smaller designs
a plastic backing preventing cuts
super cute paper pocket for storing

My opinion

As the Christmas plate, also this one has well engraved patterns and all the designs transfer perfectly. I really like the paper pocket for storing, and the way it looks (pretty expensive and classy). But in the end the most important for me is transfer quality and design size ( I have a lot of plates, but some of them I can only use on short nails). For these designs to be to small I have to grow my free edge for more 8 mm, which will probably never happen, this is why I can use this designs at any length =).

The designs are something I would probably not chose ( I constantly put on lace or floral patterns), but when I played around with it, I'm really happy that I have this one in my collection, since it has some amazing designs on it.

My favourites are: from left to right top row: 3, 4, 5 and bottom row: 1, 3 and 6.

Here are some manicures I created with this plate

You can use my code (COLLX31) at the checkout for 10 % discount.

This product was sent to me for a review.

Lady Queen is an international beauty shop, selling nail art,make-up and tools, jewellery, fashion bags etc. They offer free shipping all over the world. Here is a link to their nail art department where they have tons of nail art related items: stamping plates, glitters, rhinestones, dotting tools, brushes, foils and many other items. I personally think that they offer the biggest selection of nail decalls, which are super easy to use and can give that special cherry on the top to a perfect manicure.

Today I'm going to present you BOP-220 water decals. They cost 2,15$. These feather decals come in 4 different colours (blue, yellow, pink and purple). Because lately pink grew on me I decided to go with pink ones.

Here is a picture:

Isn't the packaging super cute?

You can see that inside there are 10 nails shaped decals.

Size:

the smallest:

length 2,7 cm

width 1,1 cm

the biggest:

length 2,7 cm

width 1,6 cm

At the back (didn't take a picture) there are easy instructions on how to use these decals. You seriously can't do anything wrong here!

Here is how I used them:

1. I polished my nails.

2. When they were dried I prepared a cup of water and scissors.

3. I cut out the desired design

4. I put the design in the water.

5. I gently slided the design of the paper and put it on my nails.

6. I applied top coat.

Because these decals were too long for my nails I decided to cut out each feather individually and randomly place them on my nails!

My opinion:

These decals are really easy to use. This sheet will last me for 2 full manicures, or 10 if I use them as an accent finger.

The only downside I see is that these decals are not reusable. I really love this feather design!

Here is my manicure with these decals:
I also decided to add thin glitter stripes on my nails ( I actually not like it, but I did not take pictures before adding the stripes).

For all of my readers Lady Queen offered a coupon code for 15% discount. Use WEXS15 at the checkout.

This product was sent to me for a review. See my disclosure.

Today I'm going to present you QJ - L084, they cost 1,73$ (with my coupon code they cost a bit under 1,50$)

You can see that inside there are letters in 2 different sizes with flowers and some meaningful words. At the back (didn't take a picture) there are easy instructions on how to use these decals. You seriously can't do anything wrong here!

Here is how I used them:

1. I polished my nails.

2. When they were dried I prepared a cup of water and scissors.

3. I cut out the desired design

4. I put the design in the water.

5. I gently slided the design of the paper and put it on my nails.

6. I applied top coat.

My opinion:

These decals are really easy to use. This sheet will last me for at least 10 - 15 manicures so this costs less than 20 cents per manicure.

The only downside I see is that these decals are not reusable.

Because these decals have some meaningful words I decided to make my nails more meaningful. I wrote Joy with decals and added happiness and be happy. I also added some dotted flowers. I like how it turned out.

I used:

Essence My wish List (Base 2 coats)

Revlon Peach Smoothie

Essie Cute as a Button

P2 French Kiss

Essence Wild White Ways

and QJ - L084 decals

For all of my readers Lady Queen offered a coupon code for 15% discount. Use WEXS15 at the checkout.

This product was sent to me for a review. See my disclosure.

Hi!

All of you who follow me on Instagram or on Facebook you know that I try to regulary show you pictures of what I got inside my windows . You can go there and check out my new polishes and nail stuff.

Today I decided to show you neon nail polish I got today in Bipa's advent calendar in combination with pink glitter dust that I got in window 9 (also Look By Bipa)

Here are the pictures of Pink Shock (2 coats)

I had some difficulties with application, but I think despite that I did quite well.

Here are my nails after I added glitter dust. This is not completely what I wanted to achieve, because I wanted to make some geometric patterns, but the base was still a bit wet when I was applying glitter dust, this is why I ended up with randomly adhered dust, but I still like it.

Colours were shifting from gold and yellow to pink. I must say I'm not a glitter fan, but this glitter dust really impressed me, and I'll definitely try it out again.

What do you think? It is not perfect, but they say practice makes it perfect =)

Today I'm going to present you QJ - 3 decals, they cost 1,73$ (with my coupon code they cost a bit under 1,50$)

You can see that inside there are triangular shapes in 4 different colours (these colours were inspiration for my manicure). At the back (didn't take a picture) there are easy instructions on how to use these decals. You seriously can't do anything wrong here!

Here is how I used them:

1. I polished my nails.

2. When they were dried I prepared a cup of water and scissors.

3. I cut out the desired design

4. I put the design in the water.

5. I gently slided the design of the paper and put it on my nails.

6. I applied top coat.

My opinion:

These designs are really interesting. I'm not a geometric shape kinda gal, but I really like how this manicure turned out. I think that this sheet could last 2 manicures if you are not to generous with the amount of shapes you put on the nails. These decals are really easy to use. The only downside I see is that these decals are not reusable.

Here is the manicure I created with green and yellow decals:

I used:

Base : Essence Wild white ways (1 coat)

Sponging: Essie Cute as A button, Flormar Neon N013 and Kiko 32

QJ - 3 decals

Essie Good To Go top coat

This manicure was even more neon IRL, I just loved wearing it. Have you tried nail decals yet?

For all of my readers Lady Queen offered a coupon code for 15% discount. Use WEXS15 at the checkout.

This product was sent to me for reviewing purpose. See my disclosure for more details.

Hi!

Today I'm going to show you a manicure I made with Nail Vinyls NS02 from Born Pretty Store. I think you all know Born Pretty Store, but just to make sure, here is a link to their nail art department where they have tons of nail art related items: stamping plates, glitters, rhinestones, dotting tools, brushes, foils and many other items.

Now on to the vinlys. Here is how they look:

Size: Width: 1,0 cm

Lenght: 2,8 cm

They are a bit too narrow for my nails, but because I made a delicate gradient this transition is not visible.

The use is pretty simple. You just stick them to your polished nails, you just have to make sure that the base polish is REALLY DRY! If you are careful you can use one sticker more than once.

You can polish over the sticker or sponge to get a gradient effect. I haven't tried stamping over this, but I'm not sure how would this work out, because there are small butterflies, and the stamping pattern wouldn't stand out the way it should.